Pot roast vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pot roast and baby food different?
- Pot roast is richer in vitamin B12 and zinc, while baby food is higher in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, calcium, and phosphorus.
- Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 564% more than pot roast.
- Baby food is lower in cholesterol.
- Baby food has a higher glycemic index (56) than pot roast (0).
Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types were used in this article.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more ZincZinc | +177.5% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +426.3% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +4481.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +89.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +1862.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +237.4% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +125.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -93.6% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +49.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +20% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +375% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +621.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +4032.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1488.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +745.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +88.1% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +377.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 2.42mg | 47.5mg | 564% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.059mg | 2.438mg | 198% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.171mg | 2.717mg | 196% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.105mg | 34.714mg | 191% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.13µg | 0µg | 89% |
| Calcium | 16mg | 733mg | 72% |
| Cholesterol | 116mg | 0mg | 39% |
| Zinc | 6.66mg | 2.4mg | 39% |
| Protein | 28.94g | 12.2g | 33% |
| Phosphorus | 174mg | 392mg | 31% |
| Saturated fat | 7.548g | 0.769g | 31% |
| Fiber | 0g | 7.5g | 30% |
| Copper | 0.099mg | 0.334mg | 26% |
| Carbs | 0g | 73.4g | 24% |
| Fats | 19.17g | 4.4g | 23% |
| Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 3.68mg | 21% |
| Magnesium | 19mg | 100mg | 19% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.175g | 1.206g | 17% |
| Choline | 110.2mg | 23.2mg | 16% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.571mg | 1.074mg | 10% |
| Folate | 9µg | 43µg | 9% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.283mg | 0.189mg | 7% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.708g | 1.697g | 7% |
| Potassium | 231mg | 437mg | 6% |
| Calories | 297kcal | 379kcal | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 2.3mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 27µg | 25.9µg | 2% |
| Sodium | 47mg | 3mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 8IU | 0IU | 1% |
| Net carbs | 0g | 65.9g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0g | 0.87g | N/A |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.01mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 1.5µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.19mg | 0.158mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.156mg | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.317mg | 0.477mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.302mg | 1.041mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.446mg | 0.404mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.754mg | 0.24mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.143mg | 0.672mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.436mg | 0.653mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.924mg | 0.286mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +137.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +335.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +674.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +577.9% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -89.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +139.7% |
